On 7/12/06, Joey S. Eisma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ive been wondering, what makes a distro a server? sometimes i overheard
[snipped] Usually, it's just the default configuration and the default packages that comes with the distro. For example: you usually don't need APM support for a production server, but you might need it on a laptop or you're trying to save power on a desktop. A "desktop distro" usually comes with X and a desktop enviroment (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, whatever) whereas usualy a "server distro" doesn't. A "server distro" would come with a web servers, file server, mail server, database server, etc. A "desktop distro" usually doesn't need those so they're not included with the default packages. Take note of the term "usually." A server might need X and a desktop environemtn if you're deploying it as an LTSP server. A desktop might need a web server or a database server if it's a development workstation. -- Gideon N. Guillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
